Major Pending Election Cases

Johnson v. Benson

Filing Date:

November 16, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1:20-cv-01098)

Issue(s):

Whether the federal district court should enjoin certification of Michigan’s popular vote in the presidential election on the ground that the state’s procedures for absentee voting were unconstitutional.

Johnson v. Benson

Filing Date:

November 26, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots, Improper Election Administration

Most Recent Court:

Michigan Supreme Court (162286)

Issue(s):

Whether in administering Michigan's election, the respondents violated the petitioners' rights under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. and Michigan Constitutions, in addition to violating Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution involving state legislatures' authority to appoint electors in such manner as the legislatures direct; and whether the alleged violations require the court to enjoin the respondents from finally certifying the election results

Johnson v. Benson

Filing Date:

September 29, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (1:20-cv-00948)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Secretary of State's policy to extend the deadline for receiving absentee ballots.

Jones v. DeSantis

Filing Date:

June 28, 2019

Status:

resolved

State:

Florida

Topics:

Felon Voting Rights, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Case 20-12003)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Florida's requirement that payment of all restitution, fees, or fines ordered by the court as part of the sentence is a condition of voting rights restoration, arguing that the requirement violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, and Article VI, Section 4 of the Florida Constitution.

Jones v. Secretary of State

Filing Date:

July 28, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Maine

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20A57)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs challenge Secretary of State's decision that there were an insufficient number of signatures to place issue on the November 2020 ballot regarding ranked choice voting.

Jones v. United States Postal Service

Filing Date:

August 17, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

New York

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (20-cv-6516)

Issue(s):

Plaintiff challenges the legality of recent policy changes to the United States Postal Service in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and presidential election.

Judicial Watch v. Pennsylvania

Filing Date:

April 29, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

State Voter Registration Databases, Voter Eligibility, Voter Registration

Most Recent Court:

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (Case 1:20-cv-00708)

Issue(s):

Plaintiffs are suing to compel Defendants to comply with their alleged voter list maintenance obligations and their record production obligations under Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (“NVRA”), 52 U.S.C. § 20507.

Karamo v. Winfrey

Filing Date:

October 26, 2022

Status:

resolved

State:

Michigan

Topic:

Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

Circuit Court of Wayne County

Issue(s):

Lawsuit challenging several aspects of Detroit's system of absentee ballot administration. It claims that absentee ballots can only be requested in person, not by mail or online, that the individual requesting the absentee ballot must verify their identity in person, and that the absentee ballots must be submitted to an election clerk in person.

Keefer v. Biden

Filing Date:

January 25, 2024

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topic:

Ballot Access

Most Recent Court:

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (No. 24-01716)

Issue(s):

Lawsuit filed by Republican Pennsylvania Legislators, invoking the independent state legislature doctrine, alleges that Executive Order 14019, which directs the federal government to look into ways to expand voting rights, is unconstitutional. They argue that the order and Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's implementation of programs to expand voting access violate the Elections Clause. Specifically, they are targeting Shapiro's recent enactment of automatic voter registration.

Kelly v. Pennsylvania

SCOTUS Watchlist:

Yes

Filing Date:

November 21, 2020

Status:

resolved

State:

Pennsylvania

Topics:

2020 Presidential Election Case, Absentee Ballots

Most Recent Court:

U.S. Supreme Court (20-810)

Issue(s):

Whether the 2019 Act of the Pennsylvania legislature establishing mail-in voting procedures is unconstitutional and whether the court should issue an injunction prohibiting the state from certifying the results of the November election

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